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Term: Brooklyn

Description

Comprises SW extremity of Long Island; was settled by Dutch & Waloon farmers in mid-17th cen.; original name referred to the many small brooks that crossed the fields; grew to include all of Kings county by 1896.

Objects

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altimeter

circa 1940

six-inch promotional ruler

1950-1965

binocular magnifying glass

circa 1960

Phelps American pony receiver

circa 1881

Phelps distance transmitter

circa 1881

People

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George Phelps

1820 - 1888

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Kollsman Instrument Company

1928-present

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Automatic Timing and Controls Company

founded 1920

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Sperry Gyroscope Company

1910 - 1986

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Telesight Magnifiers Inc.

1954-present